Hi, my name is Miss Eccles, and I am the Year 1 Teacher for Hummingbirds. I am thrilled to be teaching at St John's Primary School and to be part of the Year 1s journey of learning.

I have a passion for fostering a love of learning in young minds, with a background in Early Childhood Education and a dedication to helping children reach their full potential.

In Hummingbirds, I look forward to a year full of growth, fun and memorable learning experiences. I love teaching maths and I have a huge passion for story telling. I enjoy nothing more than ending the day with a story and becoming lost in the world of books. Outside of teaching, I enjoy reading, cooking, hiking, spending time with family and friends. 

Other staff supporting Hummingbirds:

Miss Reilly is our teaching assistant. Mrs Archer is our learning support assistant for KS1. Ms Ogle teaches all day on a Wednesday.

Year 1 Timetable

Welcome to our Year 1 class page! We are excited to share our learning journey with you this year. Here you will find updates, photos, and news about all the exciting things happening in our classroom. We can’t wait to show you how we learn, explore, and grow together!

Term 1

This term in English we will be reading some fantastic stories, like Handa’s Surprise, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Elmer, and The Snail and the Whale. We will be practising writing our own short sentences, making sure to use finger spaces and the sounds we know to help us spell simple green words.

                                       

Reading - Your child will be bringing home a reading book every day so please bring their book bag daily to keep the books safe. Please try to spend 10 minutes each day listening to your child read as it really does have a positive impact on their progress. Remember to sign your child’s reading record book when they have read to you, these needs to be brought into school each day to be checked. The children will be able to change their reading book every Tuesday and Friday. This will give your child the chance to become more confident by re-reading the same book several times.

 

Your child's Spelling sShed login is stuck at the front of their reading record. Assignments are set once a week, so please keep practising as it really makes a difference to your child's progress! Thank you! 

Phonics - The children will continue to learn their sounds in set 1, 2 & 3 and use the sounds they know to help with their writing.

Please see below some useful websites to support your children's phonics at home. YouTube is great for Read, Write, Inc (RWI) phonics videos and Miss Phonics has some great lessons to watch.  https://www.youtube.com/@MissPhonics/videos 

Games: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ 

 

 

In Maths, we will be learning all about numbers and place value to 10. We will use lots of fun resources to help us build, count and compare numbers. This will help us understand how numbers work and get us ready for adding and subtracting.

Your child's Numbot login details are stuck in the front of their Reading Record book.

In RE, we will be introduced to Christianity by exploring the key question: ‘What do Christians believe God is like?’ Through stories, discussions, and activities, we will develop our understanding of Christian beliefs about God, focusing particularly on themes of love, care, and forgiveness.  

   

This term in Science, we are learning all about the human body. We will find out about our different body parts and how our five senses help us to see, hear, smell, taste and touch the world around us. In Geography, we are learning about the weather. We will look at the different types of weather we see in each season and talk about how the weather can change. We will also start to find out about weather in other parts of the world."

     

Outdoor learning is every alternate Wednesday and you will receive a text beforehand so appropriate clothing can be brought in. PE is every Tuesday afternoon.

Please do not hesitate to talk to us if you have any concerns so that any problems can be sorted quickly.  

 

Be ready for learning! In Hummingbirds, your child will need to have these items in school: 

Key Stage One (Years 1 and 2) 

• Book bag (no rucksacks please) 

• PE kit (to be worn on PE day) 

• Water bottle (no squash or juice) 

• Lunchbox (if not having school meal) 

• Wellington boots (to leave in school) 

• Coat (weather appropriate) 

We encourage children to not bring other items into school, as we do not have space to store them, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged. 

 

Learning at home for Hummingbirds Class: 

Children are expected to read every night for at least 10 minutes.  Reading records should be signed by an adult and brought back to school each day to be checked by a member of staff. Your child will take home 2 books each day – a banded book, and a phonics book.  These will be changed on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Spelling Shed and Numbots can be accessed from home using the logins provided on the inside of your child's reading record. 

 

School Uniform Checklist:

Please label ALL items of clothing and shoes clearly with your child’s name. This helps even our younger children to take responsibility for and look after their uniform. 

Reminders

In the morning, please drop your children off at the gates and leave any important messages with staff on the playground. We start our day's learning as soon as the children arrive, so teachers are not available to speak with parents and carers at the start of the day; after school is best.

 Hummingbirds learning highlights so far this term: